Dolton man dies on Bike The Drive

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/bike.the.drive.2.1723914.html

 

A Dolton man named Larry Williams fell from his bike and died while riding in Bike The Drive. Not a blame thing, looks like his heart; just sad. At 54 he was my age and I'll never get to say hello now. I hope that somewhere along the way we nodded at each other as we passed along the way. Goodbye Larry. See you on the other side.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on May 31, 2010 at 2:35pm
I was very sad to hear this. My sympathies to his family and friends.

But we can also look at this in a more positive way: he died doing something fun. That's a blessing.
Permalink Reply by Joel on May 31, 2010 at 2:55pm
I was riding the opposite direction when I saw the ambulance, and had hoped it wouldn't be something serious enough to make the news.
Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on June 1, 2010 at 4:18am
What the hell is wrong with people...

Eric Vann said:
I saw the ambulance take off to rescue the rider. I was positioned at the ride end as you exited from the LSD returning from the northern end. Just after the ambulance left a rider was coming towards my position (I was taking movies) when suddenly I noticed her roll over her handlebars and then clatter to the ground.

She was evidently trying to dial or in the act of talking on her cell phone. At any rate there were any number of ride support folks who rushed to her assistance. No sooner had they gotten her righted than she asked for her cell phone and continued her conversation.

I hope she was able to make it home without further incident.

Permalink Reply by millenial removing Bernie tattoo on June 1, 2010 at 4:29am
Died of natural causes. Given the number of participants and that its a physical activity, it wasn't long odds that something like this would happen.
Permalink Reply by Duppie on June 1, 2010 at 5:25am
It's the same lady as documented in the Trib's photo gallery. Look at photo 8 and 9

And yes, it's a sad story, but I agree with Anne's comments. He appeared to be doing what he enjoys while it happened

Eric Vann said:
I saw the ambulance take off to rescue the rider. I was positioned at the ride end as you exited from the LSD returning from the northern end. Just after the ambulance left a rider was coming towards my position (I was taking movies) when suddenly I noticed her roll over her handlebars and then clatter to the ground.

She was evidently trying to dial or in the act of talking on her cell phone. At any rate there were any number of ride support folks who rushed to her assistance. No sooner had they gotten her righted than she asked for her cell phone and continued her conversation.

I hope she was able to make it home without further incident.

Permalink Reply by Joel on June 1, 2010 at 5:30am
It is sad, but I'm glad it was of natural causes rather than someone more nefarious. It doesn't surprise me much either. Someone often dies during a large marathon, and they have been training for the event. Many of the people at Bike the drive are not avid cyclists or athletes.

envane x said:
Died of natural causes. Given the number of participants and that its a physical activity, it wasn't long odds that something like this would happen.


I laughed when I saw those pictures. I'm glad she is ok, but seriously, pull over to answer the damn phone. Drivers should do it, cyclists should to.

Duppie said:
It's the same lady as documented in the Trib's photo gallery. Look at photo 8 and 9

And yes, it's a sad story, but I agree with Anne's comments. He appeared to be doing what he enjoys while it happened

Eric Vann said:
I saw the ambulance take off to rescue the rider. I was positioned at the ride end as you exited from the LSD returning from the northern end. Just after the ambulance left a rider was coming towards my position (I was taking movies) when suddenly I noticed her roll over her handlebars and then clatter to the ground.

She was evidently trying to dial or in the act of talking on her cell phone. At any rate there were any number of ride support folks who rushed to her assistance. No sooner had they gotten her righted than she asked for her cell phone and continued her conversation.

I hope she was able to make it home without further incident.

Permalink Reply by cutifly on June 1, 2010 at 6:02am
I can't stand to look at these pictures, makes me a little ill feeling. I have a bike ready now to spray white and lock up and can also make a nice looking sign if someone can get information and permissions. Is that the appropriate attitude and process to set up a memorial ? Maybe lock it up somewhere close to the incident and close to LSD ? I don't want to upset anyone at the moment ....
Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on June 1, 2010 at 6:23am
cutifly said:
I can't stand to look at these pictures, makes me a little ill feeling. I have a bike ready now to spray white and lock up and can also make a nice looking sign if someone can get information and permissions. Is that the appropriate attitude and process to set up a memorial ? Maybe lock it up somewhere close to the incident and close to LSD ? I don't want to upset anyone at the moment ....

A bike might already be there. Near the end of the ride, one of the ride marshals came to the Blackstone Bicycle Works/Working Bikes bike maintenance pit looking for ... well it was a bit confusing and I forget what she was looking for exactly, but the gist of her story was that there was a bike locked up to a pole on Lake Shore Drive as a result of an accident of some kind.
Permalink Reply by cutifly on June 1, 2010 at 6:36am
As long as something is there to honor him properly ....

Tony Adams said:
cutifly said:
I can't stand to look at these pictures, makes me a little ill feeling. I have a bike ready now to spray white and lock up and can also make a nice looking sign if someone can get information and permissions. Is that the appropriate attitude and process to set up a memorial ? Maybe lock it up somewhere close to the incident and close to LSD ? I don't want to upset anyone at the moment ....

A bike might already be there. Near the end of the ride, one of the ride marshals came to the Blackstone Bicycle Works/Working Bikes bike maintenance pit looking for ... well it was a bit confusing and I forget what she was looking for exactly, but the gist of her story was that there was a bike locked up to a pole on Lake Shore Drive as a result of an accident of some kind.
Permalink Reply by T.C. O'Rourke on June 1, 2010 at 6:36pm
If I'm not mistaken, I believe there was a fatality on LSD during the first Boulevard Lakefront Tour that included a section of LSD on it's route. This was the precursor to Bike the Drive. Maybe 2001? I think the person died as a result of crash injuries...

It was sorta kept quiet.

Yeah, I'm kinda gossiping now...

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